How we scored it
Aqueous steam distillate of carnation flowers; 100% plant-derived water fraction, no synthetic input. 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Produced by steam-distilling carnation flowers and collecting the aromatic condensate water. No alternative petrochemical route exists for a flower water.
In plain English
A fragrant water made by steam-distilling carnation flowers, used to scent skin and hair products. It is the water left over after the flowers' essential oil is collected, valued for its light floral scent.
CosIng definition: Dianthus Caryophyllus Flower Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers of the Girofle, Dianthus caryophyllus L., Caryophyllaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS FLOWER WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS FLOWER WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIANTHUS%20CARYOPHYLLUS%20FLOWER%20WATER